No. 23 Tennessee (8-4, 4-4 SEC) will conclude its 2025 college football season in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. The Vols will face Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kickoff between the Vols and Fighting Illini is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST (ESPN). The contest will be the first between the two schools.
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Ahead of the Music City Bowl, Illinois redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jeremiah Warren announced he will enter the NCAA transfer portal.
“While I am so grateful for my time at Illinois, I will be entering my name into the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining,” Warren announced.
The 6-foot-3, 310-pound defensive lineman appeared in 26 games for the Fighting Illini from 2023-25, totaling 13 tackles. He went to Illinois from Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan.
The NCAA transfer portal will take place Jan. 2-16, 2026.
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